Fracking : A Ethical Issue By Using The Act Utilitarianism Approach

Waterless Fracking: GasFrac For many years now, oil and gas have been harvested from deep beneath the Earth’s surface using thousands and millions of gallons of water, known as hydraulic fracking. Environmental critics have brought up issues with this type of fracking. The main being that while using these massive amounts of water every time a well is fracked, all the used water, when finished, is causing significant amounts of pollution. In response to the current criticism, engineers have developed

Hydraulic Fracking and its Consequences Natural gasses are one of the most desirable and needed resources in the world today. As the population and technology continue to get larger the need for natural gasses continues to steadily increase. With the need for natural gasses increasing the industry continues to expand their techniques and means to acquire natural gas. The use of hydraulic fracking is receiving most of the attention of today’s natural gas industry much of which is negative. This paper

which takes into account the multifaceted impacts of the energy business. In addition to economic benefits through increased tax payments to the government, Shell cite the following benefits to local citizens, should their application to undertake Fracking in the Karoo be successful (Shell presentation to Syndicate1, May 2012): * Fair compensation to landowners for loss of rent and/or crops * Job opportunities for local communities * Access roads and infrastructure, and possible early connection